Mount Sinai Beth Israel
The David B. Kriser Lung Cancer Center at Mount Sinai Beth Israel
has begun the STOP! Nicotine Dependence Treatment Program. The STOP!
program offers a full range of services to tobacco users, including
consultation/assessment, treatment planning, withdrawal symptom management,
counseling and relapse prevention. The program bases treatment on theories
of chemical dependence and behavioral change while addressing the physical,
behavioral and emotional components of nicotine dependence. Nicotine
replacement products, as well as ZYBAN, are used to assist patients
with withdrawal symptom management. Stress management, coping strategies,
problem solving and complementary techniques including deep breathing,
relaxation, and imagery may be incorporated.

You can participate in the program without a referral, or you can
get a referral from your primary care provider, who remains a consultant
in the treatment planning process. You’ll complete a standard
questionnaire prior to the initial consultation, then participate
in a one-hour assessment, at which time a health care provider obtains
a medical history and performs a brief physical exam. Your stage of
readiness for abstinence, need for medication and barriers to cessation
are carefully assessed.

As part of the treatment plan, you and your health care provider
will develop a strategy for initial cessation that determines a stop
date and how to prepare for that stop date. Relapse prevention and
follow-up strategies are also part of the treatment plan.

The initial assessment lasts one hour, and follow-up visits last
20 minutes each. The cost of the initial assessment is $140, and each
follow-up visit costs $60. Your insurance may or may not cover the
cost of this program, and you should check with your individual plan
first. Our billing staff is also available to assist you in determining
if your insurance covers this benefit.

Mount Sinai Beth Israel offers a Stay Off Smoking (SOS) support group that meets every Wednesday from 6 to 7pm at Phillips Ambulatory Care Center (10 Union Square East), second floor conference center. For more information, please call (212) 844-1349.

Mount Sinai Roosevelt
At Mount Sinai Roosevelt, the highly successful bilingual (English and
Spanish) program is based on the philosophy that each patient’s
smoking cessation plan must be integrated into his or her medical
care. Some participants are patients with serious pulmonary or cardiovascular
disease, or cancer; others are completely healthy. For every participant,
our physicians perform a complete medical assessment and work closely
with his or her doctor to determine the best strategies for achieving
success.

Many participants begin a smoking cessation program with skepticism
that they can truly be smoke free. At Mount Sinai Roosevelt’s Smoking
Cessation Program, our first step is to let them know that they absolutely
can succeed, with guidance, support and proper medication.

We accept Medicaid, Medicare and 1199 insurance. For participants
not covered by those plans, the cost is $50 per visit.

Mount Sinai St. Luke's
At Mount Sinai St. Luke's, the highly successful bilingual (English
and Spanish) program is based on the philosophy that each patient’s
smoking cessation plan must be integrated into his or her medical
care. Some participants are patients with serious pulmonary or cardiovascular
disease, or cancer; others are completely healthy. For every participant,
our physicians perform a complete medical assessment and work closely
with his or her doctor to determine the best strategies for achieving
success.

Many participants begin a smoking cessation program with skepticism
that they can truly be smoke free. At Mount Sinai St. Luke's
Smoking Cessation Program, our first step is to let them know that
they absolutely can succeed, with guidance, support and proper medication.

We accept Medicaid, Medicare and 1199 insurance. For participants
not covered by those plans, the cost is $50 per visit.